# Acupoints for Constipation Chronic 17 sourced protocols for Constipation Chronic. Canonical page: https://acuiq.com/symptoms/constipation-chronic ## Protocols | # | Points | Dosage | Frequency | Source | Kind | Caveat | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP14 (Abdominal Bind) | – | – | doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-176 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 2 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point), BL33 (Middle Bone Hole), BL34 (Lower Bone Hole), TB06 (Branch Ditch), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/396396 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 3 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.081 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 4 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP14 (Abdominal Bind) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2019/7491281 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 5 | LI11 (Pond At The Bend), ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), BL25 (Large Intestine Shu Point) | – | – | doi:10.1007/s10103-023-03727-z | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 6 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1111/nmo.70207 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 7 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), SP15 (Great Horizontal), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate) | – | – | doi:10.3389/fneur.2025.1580163 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 8 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP14 (Abdominal Bind) | – | – | doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000026349 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 9 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1111/nmo.70207 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 10 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV06 (Sea Of Qi), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.7453/gahmj.2014.081 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 11 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), CV04 (Original Qi Gate), CV08 (Spirit Palace Gate), CV12 (Stomach Centre) | – | – | doi:10.1111/nmo.70207 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 12 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot), ST37 (Upper Great Hollow), SP14 (Abdominal Bind) | – | – | doi:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101253 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 13 | LI04 (Junction Valley), ST36 (Leg Three Miles), SP15 (Great Horizontal), LV03 (Great Surge), CV06 (Sea Of Qi) | – | – | Abbasi Parivash et al.. Effect of acupressure on constipation in patients undergoing hemodialysis: A randomized double-blind controlled clinical trial.. Avicenna journal of phytomedicine, 2024 | text | Point selection recorded in a clinical text or case report. | | 14 | ST25 (Celestial Pivot) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2015/396396 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 15 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.14309/ctg.0000000000000485 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 16 | ST36 (Leg Three Miles) | – | – | doi:10.1155/2014/560802 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | | 17 | CV01 (Meeting Of Yin) | – | – | doi:10.13703/j.0255-2930.20220314-k0001 | trial | Point selection reported in a published study. | ## Point locations | Point | Name | Meridian | Location | |---|---|---|---| | ST25 | Celestial Pivot | Stomach Meridian | 2 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus. | | ST37 | Upper Great Hollow | Stomach Meridian | 6 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | SP14 | Abdominal Bind | Spleen Meridian | 13 thumb widths below SP15, 4 thumb widths lateral to the anterior midline, on the lateral side of the rectus abdominis. | | ST36 | Leg Three Miles | Stomach Meridian | 3 thumb widths below ST35, 1 finger breadth (middle finger) from anterior border of the tibia. | | BL25 | Large Intestine Shu Point | Bladder Meridian | 1.5 thumb widths lateral to the GV03 at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the 4th lumbar vertebra. | | BL33 | Middle Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL32 just at the 3rd posterior sacral foramen. | | BL34 | Lower Bone Hole | Bladder Meridian | On the sacrum medial and inferior to the BL33 just at the 4th posterior sacral foramen. | | TB06 | Branch Ditch | Triple Burner Meridian | 3 thumb widths proximal to the dorsal crease of the wrist on the line connecting TB04 and tip of the olecranon the between radius and ulna on the radial side of the extensor digitorum. | | CV04 | Original Qi Gate | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 3 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV06 | Sea Of Qi | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 1.5 thumb widths below umbilicus. | | CV12 | Stomach Centre | Conception Vessel | On the anterior midline 4 thumb widths above the umbilicus. | | LI11 | Pond At The Bend | Large Intestine Meridian | When elbow is flexed point is in the depression the at the lateral end of the transverse cubital crease midway between LU05 and lateral epicondyle of the humerus. | | CV08 | Spirit Palace Gate | Conception Vessel | In the center of the umbilicus. | | SP15 | Great Horizontal | Spleen Meridian | 4 thumb widths lateral to the center of the umbilicus lateral to the rectus abdominis. | | LI04 | Junction Valley | Large Intestine Meridian | On the dorsum of the hand between 1st & 2nd metacarpal bones approximately in the middle of the 2nd metacarpal bone on the radial side. | | LV03 | Great Surge | Liver Meridian | On the dorsum of the foot in the depression the distal to the junction of the 1st and 2nd metatarsal bones. | | CV01 | Meeting Of Yin | Conception Vessel | Between anus and root of the scrotum in the males/posterior labial commissure in the females. | --- AcuiQ-authored prose (symptom and meridian descriptions, the wiki, the auricular crosswalk) is licensed CC-BY-4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. 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